第一， 迷你对话

A: Don’t trust him.

不要相信他。

B: Why?

为什么？

A: He has an itching palm and is sure to cheat you out of your share of the profits.

他很贪财，肯定会从你身上骗取好处。

B: Then I must be careful about him.

那我必须小心了。

第二， 地道表达

have an itching palm

1. 解词释义

Have an itching palm表示“贪财，贪钱”的意思。

2. 拓展范例

e.g. He has an itching palm and will certainly accept the money.

他很贪财,肯定会收下钱的。

e.g. Well, I had an itching palm and I was dumb and now I'm sorry.

只怪我过去贪财，我真蠢，现在我后悔了。

第三， 咬文嚼字

cheat sb. out of：骗取

e.g. He was cheated out of his money.

他的钱被人骗走了。

be careful about：对……小心

e.g. A good writer is careful about details.

凡是优秀作家都重视细节的描写。

e.g. He had to be extremely careful about the way he handled this.

他必须非常仔细地选取自己介入这件事情的方式。

e.g. You must be careful about what you say or do.

你一言一行都必须谨慎小心。